When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images As you can tell by now, the Christmas cactus is the houseplant of the ...

The season of joy and all things glorious is upon us — and the ever-so-enchanting Christmas cactus certainly adds ... Also, if the plant starts shedding its leaf segments, it’s in distress.

A Thanksgiving cactus normally blooms between Halloween and Thanksgiving and is a different plant than the traditional Christmas cactus. If the shape of the leafy ... of its leaves, which are ...

Thorns are a type of stem while spines are a form of leaf modification. Spines provide a microclimate for cactus by shading the rounded or ribbed stems from the blazing sun of their desert habitat.

Nopales (noh-PAH-lays), Spanish for cactus leaves, are just what the name implies: the leaves, or paddles, of the prickly pear cactus. Watery, crunchy and mild, the flattish leaves are most ...